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COMM 250 ONLINE DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENTS
Grammar Exercises 08%

Complete grammar exercises (4 x 2% each) based on specified reading in Grammar/Mechanics
Handbook.
Discussion Posts 12%

Respond to discussion questions (4 x 3% each).
Editing Test 10%

A test based on grammar exercises and business-writing techniques from Modules 1-4.
Employment Package 17%

Using what you have learned in Chapter 12, prepare an employment package containing three things:
1) Job advertisement/posting
2) Cover letter
3) Résumé
The employment advertisement/job description can be real or hypothetical, but it should fully
describe the requirements of the position so that I can assess the relevancy of your application.
Be sure to submit the job posting as a .doc, .docx, .pdf or .jpeg file (screenshot) as web links
can expire. Use Figure A.2 on p. 406 as a business letter template for the cover letter. Choose
a résumé style that will highlight your combination of education, skills, qualities, and experience
and that best fits/matches with the specific job description you've chosen.
Please combine the résumé and job application letter in a single .doc, .docx or .pdf file using page breaks
to maintain proper formatting.
Informative Email 9%
Write an informative email based on the following scenario: You are in charge of your
organization's annual barbecue. Inform your fellow employees and management about what
they need to bring to the barbeque, directions to the location, and the activities planned. Be
sure to create all relevant details.
(Adapted from an assignment on p. 58 of: Luchuk, D. (2013). Successful Business
Communication: Bridging the Gap. Oxford University Press Canada.)
Tips:
 Follow the "Writing Plan to Inform" in Figure 5.4 on p. 112

 Use the information on p. 401 & 402 as a guide to format the email correctly.
Persuasive Email 9%
Pick ONE of the following situations and write a persuasive request:

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1) Read Activity 6.7 on the top of p.156, and write a persuasive email. Your goal is to persuade
all staff members to reduce shipping costs.
OR
2) Read Activity 6.8 on p.156, and write a persuasive email. Your goal is to persuade an
alumna to be a keynote speaker at a meeting.
Tips:
 Use the AIRA technique writing plan for a persuasive request described on pp.136-137
& p.139
 Include relevant and convincing details
 Use the information on p. 401 & 402 as a guide to format the email correctly.
Bad News Letter 9%

Read Activity 7.16 on p. 188, and write a letter to announce the bad news to customers.
Although this message will be sent to all customers, for the purpose of this assignment, address
the letter to a specific customer (make up a name and address).
Tips:
 Follow the writing plan for an Indirect-Strategy Negative Message described on pp. 165-
170.
 Use Figure A.2 on p. 406 as a business letter template.
APA Module 4%
Access the link to the RDP Library's APA Fundamentals Tutorial. This tutorial takes about 30
minutes and includes multiple choice quiz question to complete along the way. To receive the
3% credit toward your final grade:
1. complete the tutorial and questions
2. when presented with the "Certificate of Completion," save it as a PDF
3. upload the PDF to the assignment dropbox
Internet Investigation Report 5% (Complete/Incomplete)

In a clearly organized and formatted memo report, evaluate two websites that you might use
for a research project. (You can evaluate sites you plan to use for a research project for
another class, or evaluate sites you plan to use for your upcoming proposal assignment for this
class.) You may NOT use Wikipedia nor may you use any search engines.
For EACH website, apply the four criteria (Currency; Authority; Content; Accuracy) listed in "The
Internet and Credibility" on pp. 238-239 by answering the specific questions for each criterion.
Based on your answers to the questions, for each site, provide 2-4 sentences that briefly
analyze/explain why you would or would not consider using the site.
I will mark the assignment on a complete/incomplete basis only, so make sure that your memo
contains answers to all of the questions and provides a brief analysis/explanation.
Proposal 17%
The proposal is a major assignment in which you can apply the writing techniques you’ve been
learning all term to a longer document.
For your proposal, identify a problem/situation that needs improving in your work, home,
college, church, club, or municipal government. Your topic should be something narrow and
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local, so that you can have a clear focus in your research. (For example, rather than “drinking
and driving,” a good topic might be “drinking and driving prevention at the Farside”).
Some possible ideas for improvement include:
 Buying more equipment or hiring more workers for your organization
 Making your organization more family-friendly or making changes to improve
accessibility for customers or employees with disabilities
 Improving student residences at RDP
 Improving food options at RDP
These are just some ideas; feel free to pick your own idea for change.
Your proposal should describe the problem you plan to address and indicate why the problem is
important. You may propose either a research study or a plan of action for solving the problem.
If you are proposing a research study, list the major question(s) you plan to answer, and offer a
preliminary research plan for obtaining answers to these questions. If you are proposing a plan
of action, make sure your plans are specific, practical, and supported by your research.
Your proposal will be organized with appropriate headings, and supported with evidence. You
will depend upon a minimum of two secondary research sources for this proposal, and you
must document your sources appropriately. Citations will appear both in-text and in a reference
list at the end (in APA format).
Your proposal should be 2-4 pages in length, memo format, using size 10-12 font. Make
sure you end with a call to action. Address your proposal to the person who would have the
power to approve it in your organization.
Proposal Tips:
Organization: Your proposal should follow the direct strategy. Your proposal will be organized
with appropriate headings, and supported with evidence and should end with a call to action.
Research: You will depend upon secondary research sources for this proposal, and you must
document your sources appropriately. Citations will appear both in-text and in a reference list at
the end (in APA format).
Content: Your proposal should include the "Components of Informal Proposals" found in 9.1b
on pp. 233-234.
The sample Informal Letter Proposal proposal in Figure 9.1 on pages 230-231 might be useful,
although your proposal will be in memo format, not letter format.

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COMM 250 ONLINE DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENTS

Grammar Exercises 08%

Discussion Posts 12%

Editing Test 10%

Employment Package 17%

 Follow the "Writing Plan to Inform" in Figure 5.4 on p. 112

Pick ONE of the following situations and write a persuasive request:

Bad News Letter 9%

Internet Investigation Report 5% (Complete/Incomplete)

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